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Marc Cayeux opened the IGT Tour's Race to Q School #9 with a 4-over-par 76.

Never mind the score. He's had 28 surgeries since the fatal, head-on collision in September of 2010. Today marked his first round in live competition. "It was an overwhelming first day, but it filled me with joy to see that the last five years haven’t gone to waste," he said. "It’s a lot of fun to have Jana (wife) caddie for me for the first time in 13 years. ... Now we are aiming to finish level for the tournament." Cayeux plans to get back European Tour action in early January. "I hope to make my return in the SA Open (on Jan. 7-10), but there is such a vast difference playing social rounds and competitive golf and I don’t know how I will do," he added. "I am really grateful to the Sunshine Tour that they released me to play the IGT Tour this week. It’s a great tour to get back into a competitive mindset and to see if I can walk the full 54 holes under time pressure." Tue, Dec 1, 2015 01:52:00 PM

Marc Cayeux has circled the 2016 Zimbabwe Open as a hopeful return to competition.

The 2015 edition was contested four weeks ago in its customary slot in April, so it's likely that the 37-year-old will be rehabbing another 11 months before seeing live action again. That it's a potential reality at all is a hell of a story. If he's able to play again, he'll have had 28 surgeries due to the injuries suffered in a fatal car crash on Sept. 25, 2010. "What keeps me going is the Ben Hogan story," Cayeux said, referring to the Hall of Famer's head-on collision with a bus in 1949. "I keep looking at that and I tell myself if he was able to do it I’m also going to try and do it. I’d be happy if I can be a tenth of what he was. Even though doctors told me my body’s been through too much and I would never play again I’d tell myself that doctors don’t specialize in golf. If you listen to what people say you will never achieve anything. Your mind is very powerful. ... If you have a dream in life chase it and you’ve got to go for it at 110 percent." Sun, May 10, 2015 02:50:00 PM

In an update at SuperSport.com, Marc Cayeux is eyeing late 2015 to attempt a comeback to professional golf.

It's been nearly four years (Sept. 25, 2010) since the nine-time Sunshine Tour winner was seriously injured in a head-on car crash that killed the other driver, who hit Cayeux. Twenty-seven surgeries later, including one that shortened one leg by two inches, he's not giving up on his dream. "I believe if [Ben] Hogan could do it then so can I," Cayeux said, referring to the Hall of Famer's successful return following a head-on collision with a bus in February of 1949. "People say, ‘Your body’s been through too much. You won’t make it’. But if you just go on everyone’s word, you won’t accomplish anything. The only way to find out is to do it yourself. If golf’s not meant to be my body will tell me I can’t do it. But mentally I believe I can. These four years have made me mentally stronger. And Hogan showed it could be done. The way I see it, with modern technology and modern medicine, there’s a chance." In a pro-am in April 2013, the now-36-year-old shot a 75. Thu, Sep 4, 2014 02:29:00 PM

Marc Cayuex returned to play golf publicly at today's pro-am for the Zimbabwe Open.

Cayeux's comeback from a fatal collision on Sept. 25, 2010 has taken a considerable amount of time. However, only today was it revealed that he's had 21 surgeries, and he's not done yet. "It feels good, but the pain I go through is the hard bit," he said. "I’ve probably got two more operations to go [hernia; left ankle] and I’m hoping they will take a lot of pain from walking, and making it a whole lot easier to walk and play 18 holes." The Zimbabwean carded an impressive 75 today, but his primary goal is to merely walk 18 holes, much less accept the grinding life of a touring professional again. "After shooting 75 today, I felt there was something there, but the pain I have to go through. ... Look, it’s getting better, but you’ve got to stretch yourself to get further and further, and I don’t want to rush back by overdoing it. Sometimes, when I have played, the pain is excruciating and I can’t walk the next day." Tue, Apr 16, 2013 10:37:00 AM